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Holman Bible Publishers, 2003. Hardcover. Fine. Leatherette bound cover in fine condition. Black end papers. Text block clean and tight; no markings noted. A Department of the Air Force silver seal on front cover and silver lettering along spine; all edges silver gilt. Contains blank pages for recording such items as Military Service: Record of Awards and Citations; Presented to___, by ____;Special Occasions. All are blank, clean, unused. Size a petite 6 3/4"" tall x 4 1/2"" wide; 401 numbered pages; black ribbon book mark bound in. In fine condition box. * From the book, ""In these perilous times men and women from all walks of life are searching for hope and encouragement. It is in this book that encouragement and freedom are found - not just temporal freedom but enduring freedom in the truest sense of that expression.""

New York: Vantage Press, Inc., 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stated First Edition with no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with red boards and black spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings to note. Age toning to the papers and text block edges. 479 numbered pages. Dust jacket good showing age toning, shelf wear, rubbing to folds, edgewear with a few chips at top front near fold. An old damp stain on the verso of back panel has blurred the photo of the author on the back panel (see photo.) Not price clipped.* Contains black & white illustrations throughout. From the book, ""An absorbing study of the scriptures from the naturalist's viewpoint.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: GT Publishing, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A 8 3/4"" x 11 1/4"" hardcover in very good condition. Glossy pictorial boards mirror the prestine dust jacket. Brown endpapers. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket very good. Contains a gold sticker stating ""The Greatest Stories from the Old & New Testaments"" and sticker contains a small scratch. Volume contains color prints from paintings of the Great Masters depicting the Biblical events. Concludes with a Section containing a book by book summary of the Bible, a Section ""Who's Who in the Bible,"" a Section ""For Further Reading"", and a comprehensive Index. 288 pages.

New York: Summit Books, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with beige lightly speckled boards, brown spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Internal text block clean & tight but for gift inscription on verso of front board. Dust jacket in good condition with mild shelf & edge wear; dust dulling to text block edges, small closed tear and tiny chips at head & heel of spine; also what might be a quarter circle mark from a cup. - sort of blends. Book concludes with section of Notes and References, a Bibliography, and a comprehensive Index. * From the book, ""The Dead Sea Scrolls have been news since their discovery, and with the release of the Scrolls themselves by the Huntington Library, they are on front pages and in prime time all over America. This remarkable book tells the story of a great archaeological find and the mysteries surrounding it.""

New York: Gramercy Publishing Company, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Original copyright 1955; this is a 1986 edition. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and copper gilt spine lettering. Internal text block clean & tight. Volume begins with nine black & white plates. Mild foxing to text block top. Dust jacket in very good condition with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; two tiny chips on back near edge; not price clipped; there is no price on front flap.* From the book, ""Early in 1947, a fifteen-year old Bedouin boy discovered a cave at the edge of the Dead Sea. In it were broken jars containing scrolls of leather wrapped in linen cloth, inscribed in a strange writing.......Dr. Millar Burrows played a leading role in the first efforts to establish the authenticity and meaning of these documents. ....He tells the entire story - of the discoveries, of the attempts to date the manuscripts, of their content and their significance. His book is intended… Read More

William Morrow, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the book, ""With wit, authority, and intelligence, Davis brings the world of the Old and New Testaments to vivid life, setting the panorama of the Scriptures against the historical events that shaped them; clearing up misconceptions and mistranslations; summarizing Bible stories, parables, and miracles; and adding fresh new insights to the world's most owned, least understood book."" Hard cover with light off-white boards and sky blue spine cloth with gold gilt spine lettering in very good condition. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings to note. Dust jacket in very good condition; only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped (orig U.S. $25.00).

NY: St. Martin's Press, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. OVERSIZE. Throughout the colorful history of twentieth-century dance, dancers and choreographers alike have found inspiration in the themes of the Bible. The Gospel According to Dance is a celebration, in eloquent text and over two hundred rare photographs, of the many forms these eternal stories have taken: the Creation, for instance, as told by Jose'Limon's Exiles, John Butler's After Eden, and Martha Graham's Embattled Garden, or Salome' as seen by Loie Fuller, Maud Allan, and Ruth St. Dennis. No one who loves dance will be able to put down this panoramic journey through some of the greatest dances of our time. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Former owner's name is written on front fly leaf. Dust jacket in good condition with some rubbing at edges and a small closed tears at edgesr. Jacket has been price clipped.

Englewood Cliffs, N J: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4th Printing Fourth printing per number line. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards containing gold gilt lettering on front board and spine. Interior text block clean & tight but for a word/name illegibly & lightly written in pencil on front free end paper and brief marginalia in three places with last also underlined - all in black ink but unobtrusive (pgs 274, 275,278.) Dust jacket very good with mild shelf and edge wear, closed one inch tear at top of front, corners and fold lines show rubbing with light loss of paper. Not price clipped; no price on front flap. * From the book, ""This one volume introduction to the Bible provides an approach to the biblical world in all its fantasy and wonder that is more provocative than beginning with a study of the origins of the Bible. It is a stimulating adventure that provides fascinating reading.""

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition / First Printing per no other printings stated. Hard cover in fine condition with black boards and spine cloth, gold gilt spine lettering and a gold gilt cross on front board. Text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in fine condition; not price clipped. Overall presents as new and unread. * From the jacket, ""A dramatic story of the discovery of one the most provocative gospels from the early Church."" ""The race to discover the Gospel of Judas will go down as one of the great detective stories of biblical archeology.""

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2004. Soft cover. Fine. 4th Printing Stated Fourth Printing: July 2004. Soft cover in fine condition; appears unread. Text block clean & tight; no writings; no markings to note. Wraps shiny & bright; no creases; no signs of use. * From a review by Paul G. Hiebert of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, ""Walter C. Kaiser helps us regain the big picture of what God is doing in human history. His challenge helps us put mission back into the center of our lives and ministries, demonstrating clearly that God's mission to the world is the central theme binding Old and New Testaments together. For us to focus on anything else is to miss what God has done and continues to do in human history.""

New York: The Viking Press, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st Printing Stated: ""First published in 1958."" Copyright 1958; on Title Page:1958. No other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with navy blue boards and gold gilt spine lettering & decoration. Overall mellow age toning to the text papers; text block tight; no writing, no markings noted. 434 numbered pages. Concludes with an Appendix: The Non-Biblical Manuscripts of Qumran, A Bibliography and a Supplementary Bibliography, and an extensive Index. Dust jacket in good condition with shelf & edge wear; rubbing to folds, tear and crease line at bottom front, chips & some loss to head & heel of spine and corners. Not price clipped. * Just under three years before this book was published, Dr. Burrows wrote ""The Dead Sea Scrolls"" and notes that this book continues that discussion and addresses questions ""which cause so much concern and… Read More

Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stated First Edition. Former Church Library Book with library pockets pasted on back of front cover and front free end paper; unused / never checked out. Hard cover in very good condition. Marbled printed dark beige boards with black lettering of title and an illustration. Muted orange spine cloth contains black spine lettering. (See book images.) End papers contains black & white/sepia toned illustrations of what appear to be archaeological digs. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted except for former owner's name (the Pastor of the Church) on half title page and Church's address stamp on bottom margin of page 41. Good solid papers have hint of age toning. Illustrated throughout with Black & white/sepia toned illustrations. Dust jacket is good and shows shelf and edge wear, several small chips and bumps. One 1/2"" closed tear is taped. Not price clipped.… Read More

HarperOne, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition with complete number line. Hard cover in very good condition with red boards, deep yellow spine cloth and dark spine lettering. Light bump to heel of spine. Text block clean & tight with no markings or defects to note. Dust jacket very good; bright & crisp, no defects to note; not price clipped. 516 numbered pages. Contains Five Appendices: 1) The Geography of Jesus's World 2) Solving the Synoptic Problem 3) The Gospel of Peter 4) A ""Transcript"" of Q 5) Mapping the Narrative World of Luke. Concludes with Notes to the Chapters, An Ancient Writings Index, and a Subject Index. Biblical quotations are taken from the New Revised Standard Version. * From the book, ""In ""Scripting Jesus,"" famed scholar of early Christianity L. Michael White challenges us to read the gospels as they were originally intended - as performed stories of faith… Read More

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hard cover in fine condition with deep pink boards and beige spine lettering. Front end paper contains Map of Ancient Israel; Rear end papers contain map of ""The World of the New Testament."" Text block clean & tight; no writing, no marking noted. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition. Overall presents as new and unread. * Foreword by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee.

Viking Books, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in fine condition with beige boards, red spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writing, markings, or defects to note. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""All through history, Christians have debated Paul's influence on the church. Though revered, Paul has also been a stone on which many stumble. . . .[As the author] argues eloquently in this masterly analysis, what Paul meant was not something contrary to what Jesus meant. Rather, the best way to know Jesus is to discover Paul. . .""

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hard cover with glossy hard covers in very good condition. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Light shelf wear to the boards. * From the book, ""The cast is long and colorful, including a parade of prostitutes, evil queens, peasants, and prophetesses. And though our culture differs vastly from theirs, we instinctively understand these women as they agonize over infertility, worry about their children, long for a little real affection, and struggle to find faith. . . . . each one of the fifty-two stories in this book concludes with a brief reflection encouraging us to pray in light of the woman's story, thereby deepening our understanding of Scripture and our experience of prayer.""